Welcome to BabyFur.ME - Babyfurs United!

BabyFur.ME is a social networking community for babyfurs,
diaperfurs, cubfurs, kidfurs, littlefurs, sissyfurs, caretakers and
friends of the community. The purpose of BabyFur.ME is to unite furs who
share these interests in common in a safe and judgment free format. This community is
private and requires registration. Babyfur trolling/bashing is not tolerated
and will result in immediate ban. Site membership is currently restricted to furries only.

Site Leadership

A babyfur is a member of the
furry fandom who enjoys
roleplaying younger characters. They may also be an Adult Baby and/or
Diaper Lover (collectively known as AB/DLs), or is otherwise involved in
Infantilism. There are many different types of furs in the babyfur
community, each focusing on different aspects and roles. Like
furry in general, babyfur culture
involves a good amount of
role-playing (either light or heavy), both online and in the real world.

The community has been growing more and more popular since the mid- to late
90's. While the community itself is still part of the furry fandom as a whole,
it is large enough to present sufficient leaders, politics and drama to give the
community a nearly independent feel to it.

Role playing babyfurs will most often take on the role of a furry character
in his/her infancy or childhood. Common roleplaying themes include "cute"
clothing (onesies, footy
pajamas, overalls, diapers) and a child's environment such as a nursery or day
care center, complete with cribs, high chairs and babyish decor. A few babyfurs
lucky enough to afford the privacy and devotion will set up adult nurseries to
role play as children in real life. A sexual subset of this type of roleplaying
is known as ageplay.

Terminology

Babyfur roles

There are a few sub-groups within the babyfur community which are often
described with the following terminology :

Babyfur : Used to describe the group as a whole, however,
specifically it refers to someone who roleplays as younger characters—up to
the human equivalent of toddler age. Baby paraphernalia is likely to be
involved for this group and roleplay speech is often either in gibberish or
very basic speech.

Lilfur (littlefur, kidfur) : This is a person who roleplays as a
child character. Characters identified as lilfurs tend to be between their
toddler and teen ages. Diapers and other baby paraphernalia may or may not
be involved. Role played speech is usually more refined at this point, but
still somewhat juvenile.

Diaperfur : This is a person who roleplays as an adult character
who still either requires or chooses to wear diapers. Role played speech and
actions are consistent with an adult. The person may also roleplay an adult
character who has mentally regressed back to a younger state, but still has
an adult physical form.

Sissyfur : This is commonly misunderstood as a person who
roleplays a
male character,
either adult or child, who is forced to dress and act as a young
female character.
Truthfully, a sissyfur is anyone, male or female, who enjoys regression,
leaning toward a very feminized and docile or submissive look and attitude.

Caretaker : As the name suggests these are the people who
roleplay caretaker characters, a 'mommy' or 'daddy' figure for other
babyfurs.

Many people don't identify with one single group, but can change roles
depending on the situation and who they are interacting with. It's also not
uncommon for complex lineages (for example siblings, parents, etc.) to be set up
among other babyfurs so that roles can be defined.

Definition of AB/DLs

These are general non-furry terms but are useful to understand in this
context.

Adult Baby (AB) : A person that enjoys regressing back to being a
baby. Beyond regressing using physical or environmental changes (such as
diapers, clothing, and settings), they also mentally regress, taking the
mentality of a baby. These are the equivalent to 'babyfurs' or 'lilfurs'
when crossed with furry.
Teenagers who are Adult Babies will sometimes refer to themselves as Teen
Babies (TBs).

Diaper Lover (DL) : A person feels a strong desire to wear or use
diapers, usually without physiological necessity. These people, unlike AB's,
will usually not regress physically (adopting a baby form) or mentally.
These tend to be the equivalent of 'diaperfurs' in the babyfur community.
For some DLs, but not all of them, there is a fetish connection to the
diapers. They will sometimes take the submissive role to a caretaker in
sexual play, and the caretaker will take a dominant role.

Infantilist : Essentially,
infantilism regards any person who enjoys regressing to the mental age
of an infant or toddler, and may or may not involve diapers and other baby
paraphernalia.

Baby things (and
why)

From the Adult Baby (AB) angle of AB/DL, regressing individuals prefer to
behave and be treated as much like a baby or toddler as possible. To do so
successfully achieves in many babyfurs a comforting, secure or blissful feeling.
Various paraphernalia help to satisfy these preferences:

Many male babyfurs find they enjoy being dressed as little girls as well, and
are sometimes called sissyfurs. The classic baby bonnet (seen frequently
in certain
Looney Toons episodes) is not very common among babyfurs, which might be
attributed to the fact that modern society doesn't find real babies wearing them
either.

Plushies and toys

Just like clothing, interacting with plushies
and toys is very contributive to the cub experience. Toys range in age from baby
toys to toy cars and action figures. As long as cubs get to interact with one
another though, toys are not always the focus in a roleplay.

As well as physical objects, some babyfurs find a keen interest in actions
like
blowing a raspberry, being held, or watching old television shows that are
no longer available on TV. Many old children's shows such as 80's and early 90's
cartoons on
Nickelodeon were the same shows some babyfurs watched when they were little,
and reminiscing about them leaves a nostalgic warmth.

Diaper usage (and
why)

Diapers are an item frequently used while "cubbing out". Like other aspects
of babyfur, this can be done in the virtual world, the real world, or both.
There are many babyfurs, however, that while they will wear diapers in online
roles, do not in real life. Many babyfurs will wear diapers in real life for a
feeling of security and comfort, but will not use them for their intended
purpose. At the other end of the spectrum, there are some babyfurs that, either
by choice or by necessity, wear and use diapers all the time.

Why babyfurs wear, and possibly use, diapers in the real world is varied. For
some, they are forced to wear them because of a medical condition and have no
choice in the matter. These people have often blended their real life situation
with that of their furry persona. For others, it is a way they can regress into
their furry persona's
age. Some others see the diapers as a connection to their furry persona,
paralleling a tail or
fursuit in the general furry
community.

The wearing (and especially the use) of diapers in the real world are at the
heart of many issues that some members of the furry community in general have
with the babyfurs. For example, it is not generally considered appropriate for a
diaper user to soil themselves at a
convention in the presence
of other furry
fans - or to put themselves in a situation where this is likely to happen -
yet individuals have been known to do this, to the detriment of the group's
reputation.

Babyfur behavior

When cubbing out in both the real world and in online roleplaying, the level
of connection to the role will vary between each player. Some babyfurs will
become so involved and yearn for such an authentic childish mentality that they
will use speech impediments and
baby talk to communicate. Very few babyfurs make a habit out of using
babytalk in the real world, similar to a
gay lisp. Depending on the situation, a babyfur could even develop a habit
of whining or crying to get what he/she wants from a caregiver or another
roleplayer.

In light online
role-playing, babyfurs may toddle, crawl and wag their tails playfully while
the sounds of crinkling diapers abound. Pouncing, giggling, cuddling,
snuggling and tummy
rubbing ensue with the maximum possible level of cuteness.

Child-like behaviour, baby animal sounds and an emphasis on
cuteness can be found among some
furry fans when among themselves, even those who don't call themselves
babyfurs and who don't participate in other babyfur activities described here,
such as diapers or baby clothing.

While most babyfurs are closely attached to the development of young
humans, a different
approach can be found in online
role-play, where newborn
zoomorphic and
anthropomorphic
characters often grow up at a similar pace as wild animals, doing without
accessories such as diapers and learning to walk in a short time. This has the
practical advantage of sooner getting into an age that allows interesting
role-play even for non-babyfurs when playing a character since birth. As in
nature, opinions on when a character can be considered adult vary greatly.

Cubbing Out

"Cubbing Out" is a general term used by the community to describe roleplaying
as a babyfur character. This can either be roleplay in the virtual world or the
real world. Usually it will involve one or more regressed characters or people
interacting with each other or with a caregiver.

"Padding" and "Getting Padded" may also refer to cubbing, in particular
regarding to being diapered.

The caregiver's role

Caregivers (or caretakers) are the 'mommy' and 'daddy' figures in the
roleplay. For the most part, they interact with other babyfurs as a mother or
father would with their child. This can include playing with, cleaning or
disciplining the younger character.

Babyfurs at
furry conventions

Just like furries in general, babyfurs go to
conventions
to spend time with friends and express their
furriness. For many, that includes their babyfur aspects too. One may see
many babyfurs dressed in juvenile clothing and with various paraphernalia
because that is part of how they choose to express themselves. To some babyfurs,
dressing in such a way is no different than other furries wearing ears, tails or
fursuits.

At many
conventions, hotel rooms are set up as gathering places for babyfurs to
socialize privately, and many conventions now have unique babyfur rooms/parties
available, instead of relying on the same people to run the same parties at
every con. Two of the most notable are the
C'ubhouse, run by LilPup, as
well as the Cub Hub, a new room
run by any of its core members (FoxCub,
Natasha Softpaw, and
Scritchwuff, currently) who
show up for a particular con.

BabyFur.ME "the cub social network" is a social networking community built specifically for the
babyfurs community but is open to age 14+ members of the furry fandom that
identify as Adult Babies(AB) and/or Diaper Lovers(DL), collectively referred to
as the ABDL community, inside and outside of the furry community. The community
is also open to furs that identify as caretakers of, or are supportive of the
babyfur community. BabyFur.ME registration is limited to these groups and does
not allow for access to the non-furries. User submitted content is also not
accessible without a member registration.

Purpose and Mission Statement

BabyFur.ME was founded to bring the general babyfur community closer
together. As a social networking site, it provides a much needed media rich
forum for communication among babyfur community members. BabyFur.ME's
registration limitations were put in place to ensure that the community remains
a subset of the general furry community. The BabyFur.ME mission statement is:
"To unite babyfur’s from all over the globe, providing a common interest group
forum tailored toward providing a safe, secure and protected medium for members
of that interest group to express those interests and communicate with others
who share those interests." The administration staff of BabyFur.ME is committed
to ensuring that the community is protected from bashing, harassment, or
ridicule; specifically for their involvement with the babyfur community.

History

BabyFur.ME was founded in late April 2011 by
LilFuzz, also known as CubFuzzy
or just Fuzzy. By the end of May the
site had seen over 1,000 new member registrations and over 1,000,000 page views.
In it's fourth month of operation BabyFur.ME had received a cumulative member
registration of just over 1,500 with just over 3,200,000 page views and 18,200
mutual friendships confirmed. It's first quarter operation statistics affirmed
the success of the site's mission statement.

In late July 2011, BabyFur.ME's server was hijacked by a Chinese bandwidth thief
bot. None of the information contained on the BabyFur.ME server was stolen or
compromised, but the server was taken down and security methods re-evaluated by
the staff to prevent any future attempts to gain information or hijack system
resources. As a result of this breach BabyFur.ME moved to a more reliable
dedicated hosting provider, with better security and hardware.

Features and Content

The BabyFur.ME administration staff respects it's members right to privacy and
thus all user added content is only accessible to it's registered members. The
site was not created with the intent for social networking outside of the
babyfur community. Another consideration that prompted for the content to be
restricted is the ability of the administration staff to keep a tight watch on
trolling or otherwise bashing, harassment, or ridicule of it's members. This
allows the removal and banning of such accounts to occur with haste.

Some of the more notable primary features are similar to most mainstream social
networking sites. Such features as those like the ability to post and comment on
status updates, photos, links, videos, music as well as friendships, following
(for status updates), event planning, groups, forums, and polls.
BabyFur.ME also maintains the IRC channel #babyfur.me on the AnthroChat IRC
network.

More features are planned and implimented based on community need and feedback,
as sent to the email address feedback[at]babyfur.me.